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Thursday, 30 June 2011

Just another reminder if you live in the Barnstaple area of Devon and you are aged between eight and fourteen or have children within that age group, West Buckland School Art Department are running a comprehensive series of holiday art activities. This offer is open to the general public and not just specifically for the pupils of the school.

If so, come and spend some time with us at West Buckland School Art Department, where we will be teaching you how to make clay sculptures, masks, flags, screen printed t-shirts and much more!

We are open on weekdays from 1st to 10th August from 8.30am until 5.30pm (£25) or half day sessions are available from 8.30am to 12.45pm and 12.45pm to 5.30pm (£14). Places are limited to twenty six per day, so please book in advance.

Booking forms and further information are available on the school website, or from Karen Wicks on 01598 760281 or kaw@westbuckland.devon.sch.uk

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Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? A day with best selling novelist Veronica Henry, to learn a few tricks of the trade.

Charity Auction - West Buckland Festival

Lot 6: An intense and stimulating workshop for a group of two or four individuals given by the best selling author of ‘The Beach Hut’. This is a workshop designed to get your creative juices flowing. Read more…

Bidders are invited to make secret, silent bids – see details below. You may place an email bid here.

The objectives of the West Buckland Festival are to:

Provide music, art and entertainment for the purpose of enriching the lives of people in North Devon and raise monies for the upkeep of St Peter's Church, West Buckland and to provide additional funding for another Charity or Charities chosen by the Festival Committee each year.

Some 5,000 cancer patients attend North Devon District Hospital each year for chemotherapy. The care and attention are good, but the surroundings aren't. This vital Appeal is to raise £2m+ to create a purpose designed Unit that is comfortable and welcoming. We hope that you will give as generously as possible and support the Festival so that we can give as much as possible to this Appeal.

The Birthday Party(In Paperback)

Published by Orion 21 July 2011

Delilah Rafferty has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser Raf in the full glare of the media spotlight. Now, from the luxurious comfort of her beautiful kitchen, Delilah is planning her birthday party, a night that will see a star-studded gathering of friends and family celebrate in traditional Rafferty style. But she has more on her mind than just invitations...

Raf has been offered a part in a movie he can't refuse. But will that mean he'll succumb to the temptations he's struggled so hard to resist for the last ten years - beautiful women and too much wine? And Delilah's three daughters, Coco, Violet and Tyger, are building careers of their own, only too aware that the press are waiting for them to slip up. For although the Rafferty girls might look like angels, they are only human.

As with all families, there are secrets and rivalries bubbling away, and on one gloriously starry night, it's all going to come spilling out This is your invitation to a birthday party of the year...

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

‘Like A Sickle Runs Through Corn’ was recorded on a 4 track Tascam 144 cassette recorder – I had bought this in Birmingham – the store fleeced me with excessive repayments – they were expensive bits of kit and a … Continue reading →

The machine above was also used to record: Finish the Story, The Dancing Did, Blurt, This Window etc.

Woodcut printed over high quality printed page from a book outlining the history of St.Austell in Cornwall. This series of woodcuts is available to purchase. This image was exhibited in the 150 Building at West Buckland School, North Devon. Each … Continue reading →

Monday, 27 June 2011

Overlooking Dylan Thomas’ estuary with stunning views. A paradise for bird lovers, Pembrokeshire Coast Path walkers and for the castles of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Sandy beaches such as Amroth, Tenby and Saundersfoot nearby. The cottage provides a cosy home from … Continue reading →

Here is a newspaper clipping about the exhibition at West Buckland school. To see larger image click here

Clifford T. Ward 10 February 1944 – 18 December 2001 This man is probably one of the best songwriters Britain has ever produced and his track ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad’ is without doubt lyrically one of the finest thing you … Continue reading →

Another long day optimizing clients business websites – the choice is either watch the football on TV or listen to this fantastic Russian (punk?) band. Their is no competition… Why has Russia become the most exciting place musically in the … Continue reading →

We can build you a green blog on one of our green servers. A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. A blog can be used internally within a company to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or used externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes. One of our favorite tools is WordPress. This free blogging tool is as an easy and extremely effective way of enhancing your web presence and business. To maintain a successful blog it is important to know your subject and to constantly expand your own personal knowledge. A blog is another marketing strategy used for increasing a site’s relevance, by second guessing what people search for when using a search engine. It is important to write your posts using 'good' keywords.

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This series of woodcuts is available to purchase. This image was exhibited in the 150 Building at West Buckland School, North Devon. This woodcut is printed over pages of an old directory of important people from the early 20th century. … Continue reading →

Bidders are invited to make secret, silent email bids from 15th August. You may place an email bid here.

We offer a 100% guarantee that no bid, postal or email, will be opened until bidding ends at 7.30p.m. on Sunday 11th September and thereafter all bids will be kept secret. Thus, if any person who wishes to bid is away on holiday or business during the Festival, but would like to make a secret SILENT bid, they can do so.

There are 6 impressive ‘money-can’t buy’ Lots. Each Lot has an estimated worth of £200+. No bid can be accepted for less than £180 and in the case of some Lots the minimum required bid is higher. See the figure against each Lot.Details of all Lots can be seen below and will also be available for viewing in St Peter’s Church from THURSDAY 8th September at 4.00p.m. until SUNDAY 11th September at 7.30p.m. The successful bidder for each lot will be announced in St Peter’s Church at the end of the evening with Dana on Sunday 11th September at 9.45p.m. In the event of a tied bid for a particular Lot the bidders will be invited, during the following week, to make a higher silent bid and the successful bidder will be announced on the website and in St Peter’s Church.

In each case up to 75% of the monies of the successful bidder will go to the West Buckland Festival and 25% to the person(s) who have provided the Lot, unless they also wish to donate that to Festival funds.

Your email bid will only be valid if you include the following information:

The lot you wish to bid on

A daytime contact number

Your Postal address

A valid email address

Only successful bidders will be notified. If your bid is successful you will be contacted within 24 hours of the auction and you will be expected to give a guarantee of payment. If you fail to respond to our contact within 24 hours after the auction closes your bid will be void.

Just a reminder if you live in the Barnstaple area of Devon and you are aged between eight and fourteen or have children within that age group, West Buckland School Art Department are running a comprehensive series of holiday art activities. This offer is open to the general public and not just specifically for the pupils of the school

If so, come and spend some time with us at West Buckland School Art Department, where we will be teaching you how to make clay sculptures, masks, flags, screen printed t-shirts and much more!

We are open on weekdays from 1st to 10th August from 8.30am until 5.30pm (£25) or half day sessions are available from 8.30am to 12.45pm and 12.45pm to 5.30pm (£14). Places are limited to twenty six per day, so please book in advance.

Booking forms and further information are available on the school website, or from Karen Wicks on 01598 760281 or kaw@westbuckland.devon.sch.uk

Friday, 24 June 2011

Obscuring the object is a bad idea, camoflaging your website's content is a mistake. Keep to the point and up to date. There is nothing worse than a web site that contains out of date information....this gives the buying public the wrong impression.

Your web presence is important, a vital link between 'you' and 'them'. This is a vital marketing strategy: information is power and sharing information increases your presence and ultimately sales.

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Thursday, 23 June 2011

We can offer a green hosted web design package that can start from as little as £350.00 We can also build you a website on your existing server to your specifications. We can take the strain and update, seo, and add new features to your tired website. We have several options available, contact us for a competitive quote.

We are based in North Devon, an area of outstanding natural beauty. North Devon has a surprising diversity of landscapes including tall rugged cliffs, wave cut platforms, wide sandy bays, sand dunes, traditional hedged fields with wind sculptured trees, steep sided wooded combes and woodland that runs right to the cliff edge. Bideford Bay, the Taw and Torridge Estuary, the striking headlands and golden beaches of the North Devon Downs and the secluded coves and bays of the North Devon High Coast.

North Devon web belongs to a network of websites that host in a green way. North Devon Web is helping to prevent the release of 2,660 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year by hosting on ‘Green Servers’ – as a result, the network’s energy efficiency is equivalent to planting approximately 2,390 acres of trees, not driving 6.1 million miles, or removing 510 cars from the road…

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Wednesday, 22 June 2011

UK green enrgy = cash: "UK tariff rates, which are RPI-linked, now offer an even more attractive financial incentive for micro-generation of electricity."

We can build you a green blog on one of our green servers. A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. A blog can be used internally within a company to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or used externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes. One of our favorite tools is WordPress. This free blogging tool is as an easy and extremely effective way of enhancing your web presence and business. To maintain a successful blog it is important to know your subject and to constantly expand your own personal knowledge. A blog is another marketing strategy used for increasing a site’s relevance, by second guessing what people search for when using a search engine. It is important to write your posts using 'good' keywords.

Are these Keywords?: "The example below is how not to use words in Search Engine Optimisation. The text is crammed with loads of words but when read they appear..."

Creating good solid business keywords is not a decorative process it is a complicated exercise. Juxtaposing words together is a bit like creating a collage, the mind always tries to create a narrative when confronted with the written word. The juxtaposition of arbitrary phrases etc. will always tease and trick the mind into rationalizing what it is in front of it and attempt to make physical and world references - in other words try to make sense of what it is trying to analyze. These are the same processes that are used in understanding art Continue reading ?

This text is subject to prescriptive/predictive rules of a system aesthetic. This text has been written on four computers, two of which are on a network and two of which are stand-alone systems. Each computer is running a different version of a Windows operating systems, (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows XP). The text is written in Microsoft Word, three are using version 2000 and one is version 97. Three versions are operating with an English dictionary and one (v.2000) is using an American/English dictionary. This text has been written in two locations, my homes in Bromsgrove and Woolacombe. This text has been subject to 100′s of system protocols, however the structure of the text is predictable; each computer has its own subtle nuances and offers syntax and grammatical recommendations. I am not completely responsible for this text, my systems are. My main contribution is editing and using the cut and paste facility. If I had attempted to write this in its finished running order, it would have taken me longer to write…my spelling is appalling and my grasp of grammar is minimal…the written word is not my preferred method of expression. This text would not exist without the existence of the system.

This page has been created in a non web-prescriptive manor. The use of Times New Roman font is a positive reaction to the webs political and aesthetic values. I do not wish to be cool and use prescriptive methods of page creation. I have written this in Word (one of the most frowned upon web-prescriptive creative tools) and not Dreamweaver or any other trendy formulaic program..I do not want to be a part of the webs system of aesthetics. (However if you look at the source the urge to fiddle with the code was irresistible. This was done in notepad and in Star Office (Linux) . I have made this page unstable.)

I do not encourage the use of pirated or hacked software.

Using keywords is part of SEO. Search engine optimization also involves several other processes; fine tuning a web site’s coding, presentation (how text, images and content are presented) and structure (including fixing problems that could prevent search engines indexing and fully exploring a site). It is important to avoid techniques such as black hat or spamdexing and keyword stuffing. We can help...

Topiary for Beginners: " ‘Topiary for Beginners’. Creating images is balancing on the knife edge that teeters between success and failure. A brushstroke out of place is like cutting the beak off a privet peacock, it takes time for it to grow back and reshape. Peter revisits his compositional ideas, formed in the late 70’s, to discover how his skills have ‘matured’..."

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Green issues are high on the agenda and it is important to keep ahead of the game. We can build you a green blog on one of our green servers - by letting us do this you are expressing your concerns for the environment.

A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. A blog can be used internally within a company to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or used externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes. One of our favorite tools is WordPress. This free blogging tool is as an easy and extremely effective way of enhancing your web presence and business. To maintain a successful blog it is important to know your subject and to constantly expand your own personal knowledge. A blog is another marketing strategy used for increasing a site’s relevance, by second guessing what people search for when using a search engine. It is important to write your posts using 'good' keywords.

UK green enrgy = cash: "UK tariff rates, which are RPI-linked, now offer an even more attractive financial incentive for micro-generation of electricity. "

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Government confirms outcome of fast track review on Feed-in Tariff (FIT) levels of support for large scale solar New tariffs for large scale and all stand-alone solar to start from 1st August for new installations.

The changes, to take effect from 1st August for new installations and subject to Parliamentary and State aid clearance, will help manage the finances of the Feed-in Tariffs to ensure value for money for the consumer and to help protect the scheme in the future.

The High Court today gave organisations and individuals involved in the development of solar photo-voltaic projects, the go-ahead to proceed with a Judicial Review on all grounds against the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

With so much demand on resources owning a business website has become an environmental issue. Eco-friendly hosting services, and optimization services that work within green marketing has become a vital requirement for some ethical businesses. Not only are there constant pressures being placed on businesses to compete, within the real world and the virtual world, legislation and green issues are forcing them to adjust. Maintaining a successful business gets harder every day, the pressures and competition increase and the days get longer.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

This series of woodcuts is available to purchase. This image was exhibited in the 150 Building at West Buckland School, North Devon. This woodcut is printed over pages of an old directory of important people from the early 20th century. Each print is unique and is hand printed (unframed) and is delivered free of charge.Available Here:peterbright.info/weblog/?p=2423

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With so much demand on resources owning a business website has become an environmental issue. Eco-friendly hosting services, and optimization services that work within green marketing has become a vital requirement for some ethical businesses. Not only are there constant pressures being placed on businesses to compete, within the real world and the virtual world, legislation and green issues are forcing them to adjust. Maintaining a successful business gets harder every day, the pressures and competition increase and the days get longer.

The rate for exporting electricity back to the Grid has also increased to 3.1p/kWh.

Solar Farm Services are (perhaps) the most competitive solar power installers in Devon and the South West. Solar Farm Services are based in (North) Devon – providing impartial advice relating to all planning and technical matters relating to the installation … Continue reading →

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We can build you a green blog on one of our green servers. A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. A blog can be used internally within a company to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or used externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes. One of our favorite tools is WordPress. This free blogging tool is as an easy and extremely effective way of enhancing your web presence and business. To maintain a successful blog it is important to know your subject and to constantly expand your own personal knowledge. A blog is another marketing strategy used for increasing a site’s relevance, by second guessing what people search for when using a search engine. It is important to write your posts using 'good' keywords.

Are these Keywords? This example is how not to use words in Search Engine Optimisation. The text is crammed with loads of words but when read they appear meaningless - is it spam, bad grammar or art?

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Google introduced Google Sitemaps so web developers can publish lists of links from across their sites. The basic premise is that some sites have a large number of dynamic pages that are only available through the use of forms and user entries. The sitemap files can then be used to indicate to a web crawler how such pages can be found.

Google, Bing, Ask and others support the Sitemaps protocol. Having a sitemap enables the biggest search engines (and the smaller)have easy access to your updated page information. Sitemaps do not guarantee all links will be crawled, and being crawled does not guarantee indexing. However, a sitemap is still the best insurance for getting a search engine to learn about your entire site. XML sitemaps have replaced the older method of "submitting to search engines" by filling out a form on the search engine's submission page. Now web developers submit a sitemap directly, or wait for search engines to find it.

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